The Audibility Podcast

The Audibility Podcast
The Audibility Podcast

We seek to embody the environment of the coffee shop where passionate people engage in community, are united in listening, and in turn, share with society the quality of being heard. Visit our website, https://audibilitypodcast.com, for more information!

  1. 27/03/2021

    Audibility 4.4: Heresy Distrack Vol. 1

    Join us as Luke and Jae sit down with Savanna Moore, a “hylomorphic dualist” (a pretentious phrase that one can just drop into conversation) who is a senior Worship Leadership major at Anderson University to talk about heresy! Heresy, as defined in the episode, is a denial of one of the central tenants or doctrines of Christianity. This typically has to do with the doctrine of the Trinity, Virgin Birth, the Incarnation, etc.  In the first part of the episode, we talk about which heresies we think are the silliest and the most problematic. Savanna brings up the silliness of Gnosticism, the belief that, at the most basic level, only spiritual things are good, and the physical is wholly bad. This has been a consistent problem throughout church history even into today’s church (Uh oh). The Christian life is not only about getting to heaven when we die. It is about the bodily resurrection of the dead on the Last Day. Some honorable mentions: Nestorianism, Apollinarianism, and Modalism. Before moving on to more serious discussion, we begin to make a distinction between being ignorant of something and choosing heresy. The former isn’t something to be condemned for; the latter is. In the second part of the episode, Savanna makes it clear that Catholics are not heretics. Far from it. This comes from a gross misunderstanding of Catholicism. It is important to note the difference between Absolutes, Convictions, and Opinions. Absolutes are what separate heretics from orthodoxy Christianity; Convictions are what separate one denomination from another.  We then take a dive into why one should know about heresy, practically. For one, heresy is a part of church history and we should know what the church has experienced in the past. Second, these heresies didn’t come out of nowhere. Many of the people that first espoused these heresies were intelligent people that were misled by wrong interpretation of the Bible. We have a well of information from history that we can draw from to discern what is right and wrong belief. It is arrogant, if not dangerous, to not look at the 5,000 years of interpretation and thinking that is at our fingertips. In the third part of the episode, we talk about how seeking after knowledge breeds humility. If we gain pride as we gain knowledge, we are not searching with the correct heart. But this does not mean that we all have to learn in the same way. We all learn very differently, so some of us might learn better from a video than we learn from a 600-page book. We talk about how we have to grapple with difficult and challenging beliefs and not merely just allow these difficult topics to remain in our world without being wrestled with. Theology, good and deep theology, should have incredible impacts on every aspect of our lives. We then discuss how faith and reason should interact with one another. Reason is not faith but should instead serve our faith. For more information on what we're all about here at The Audibility Podcast, go ahead and check out our website https://audibilitypodcast.com, and to get connected with us, follow us on Instagram, @audibilitypodcast

    54min
  2. 27/02/2021

    Audibility 4.3: A Social Media Team Meeting

    Join us this week as Luke and Jae sit down with two of our favorite people and team-members here at The Audibility Podcast, Abby Sisco and Brianna Elwell! Abby and Brianna joined the team officially this past fall semester as our Social Media Director and our Design Director, respectively, and have done an incredible job to solidify who we are as a podcast on social media. Because of that, we wanted to sit down with them to talk about the advantages and the pitfalls of the digital world that has been created by social media.  We take the first bit of the episode to talk about how the ladies got involved with the podcast and what they do at Anderson University. Abby is freshman Communications major who took a gap with Southern Wesleyan University's OneLife program (which essentially means she is cooler than everyone else on the team) and got involved with the podcast last summer right before school started. Brianna is a sophomore Graphic Design major and has known Luke since sixth grade (it is undecided whether that is a good thing or not). She's helped on and off with the podcast since very early on as a kind of consultant but has started to help Abby make the podcast look awesome this past semester. For the rest of the episode we talk about our views of social and how that has morphed over time, particularly as we have utilized it for the podcast. The girls discuss how they have intentionally thought about how the operate on social media for the podcast account as well as their own personal account. Social media is not all bad, as some people will say, but it also can be bad. There is no one size fits all model for how an individual should operate on social media.  For more information on what we're all about here at The Audibility Podcast, go ahead and check out our website https://audibilitypodcast.com, and to get connected with us, follow us on Instagram, @audibilitypodcast.

    48min
  3. 19/02/2021

    Audibility 4.2: Calling & Conviction

    In the intro of the episode (1:03-4:35), Lukas and Jae set up the episode and introduce today’s guest, Olivia Jones. She is a good friend of ours and a Christian Studies Major here at Anderson University, SC, looking to go into ministry. Olivia actually has her own podcast, the Liv Intentionally Podcast! She has people on to talk through their stories and to see how God has worked in and through them. You should definitely check it out, she’s super passionate about it and it’s really life-giving to hear people’s testimonies in a laid back and intentional setting. Lukas and Jae will actually be on an episode of Olivia’s podcast sometime soon, so keep on the lookout for that! This episode sort of got away from us in a very Good, very unexpected sort of way, and we touched on topics and stories that we weren’t planning on talking about. Let’s hop in! In the first part of the episode (8:54-19:08), we talk about how both Olivia and Jae grew up as pastor’s kids in ministry. We talk a bit about the importance of giving back to pastors and their families, not neglecting to love and serve them well as they love and serve us. Olivia shares her family’s story of moving from Manchester, England, to Dallas, Texas, when her dad felt the call to ministry. When he got his degree after a few years in Texas, they moved to Chicago to pastor a church for a few years. Olivia and her family now live in and minister to the city of Asheville, North Carolina! Olivia shares a little about her experiences in all of these different places and highlights the culture shock she’s felt. In the second part of the episode (19:29-32:50), Olivia tells us about her and her family’s passion for Asheville. If you’ve been to Asheville, you know that it’s a pretty wacky place, but wacky places need the Lord. She talks about some of the spiritual attacks her family has felt from the Enemy because of being so immersed in ministry, and she mentions how that suffering and behind-the-scenes look at the hard parts makes her want to dive back into it that much more. We talk about the oftentimes negative perceptions of being a pastor’s kid, but that people on the outside looking in very rarely consider the harder parts of being in ministry growing up as an eleven or twelve-years-old pastor’s kid. Olivia and Jae talk about the expectations and pressure, negative and positive, of being a pastor’s kid. We talk about the way that being a pastor’s kid has shaped their Faith throughout the years. Jae mentions that it’s been a sort of assurance and has helped him to grow into his calling as an ambassador for the Kingdom as a missionary, but more importantly as a tool for God’s use. Olivia mentions how it’s sometimes difficult to see the tougher ways that God works in the lives of people in ministry. Generally speaking, people may have very different reactions to being involved in specific ministries, sometimes having incorrect perceptions of their responsibilities as a servant. In the final part of the episode (33:10-44:45), we talk about conviction and calling and how the two oftentimes are extremely tied together. This Christian life is not an easy one, and we, as followers of Christ, need to count the cost of that life and of our calling to ministry. Out of a lack of firsthand experience, we make the obligatory reference to “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” in order to discuss the toll that ministry can have on an individual. Olivia shares how she got the idea for her podcast in the midst of immediate suffering and we talk about what it looks like to act on conviction, a responsibility that we all have. For more information on what we're all about here at The Audibility Podcast, go ahead and check out our website https://audibilitypodcast.com, and to get connected with us, follow us on Instagram, @audibilitypodcast.

    47min
  4. 27/11/2020

    Audibility 3.10: Thankfulness in Suffering

    Happy Thanksgiving! (and Happy Winter Break college students!) Yikes, 2020 has been a crazy year; Fall semester was a crazy semester. We're all grateful here at The Audibility Podcast for Rest and Fellowship with friends and family this holiday season.  Join us this week as we sit down and have a chat with another old friend and familiar face...or well, a familiar voice: Ian Morel. We have a heart to heart with Ian about what it means to be Thankful for things through tough times like these, no matter your circumstances.  In the first part of the episode (4:10-8:40), we talk with Ian about who he is and we recap some of the craziness of this year. In the second part of the episode (9:05-24:05), we talk through the story of King David lamenting and mourning for his dying son in 2 Samuel 12, and we look at how he reacts to that hard situation as an example for how we should react to hardships in our life. We discuss Job and talk about how our present-mindedness sometimes gets in the way of us seeing past the hurt of our circumstances to a better future, one that we may not even be able to understand in the moment. In the third and final part of this episode (24:28-44:25), we look at the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes as a model for enjoying the Good things God has given us, despite being in the midst of all the nasty smoke of life. Jae compares us to rhino's: we're so short-sighted that when we get startled, we run through life and can't find our way through our situations so we often end up doing more harm than good. We look at a quote by C.S. Lewis from his book, The Great Divorce, describing the beauty of hindsight on our lives and on difficult times of suffering. He likens it to being able to see that a barren and harsh desert, once we've left it, was really a lush rainforest teeming with life abundant. It serves as a testament to many hard things being truly Good; to God working all things out for the Good of His Kingdom.  We talk a little about—you guessed it—Rest. We discuss how it is important to remember to take time to Rest and be Mindful even in times of trouble; that it often helps take away some of the weight of a hard situation. We close out by talking about caterpillars and precious metals. As cliche as it is, a caterpillar undergoes a truly spooky process to become a butterfly (one that is no doubt very unpleasant for the caterpillar). Peter writes in 1 Peter that our suffering here on Earth is like a precious metal being burned up and refined in a furnace so that the impurities can rise to the top and the Good stuff sinks to the bottom. That pure gold can now be processed and made into something beautiful. We go into that cocoon, or through that furnace, and by the Grace and Power of God we come out better than when we went in. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Hang in there. For more information on what we're all about here at The Audibility Podcast, go ahead and check out our website https://audibilitypodcast.com, and to get connected with us, follow us on Instagram, @audibilitypodcast.

    46min
  5. 14/11/2020

    Audibility 3.9: Liturgy, Emotions, and Spiritual Disciplines

    Join us this week as we sit down with two guests, Anna Whitaker and Meredith Byrd, to talk about spiritual disciplines. Anna is a new friend of ours and a senior Christian Studies major here at AU, and if her last name sounds familiar it's because we had her husband on just a few episodes ago! Mere is an old friend of ours and she's a junior HDFS major at AU; if her name sounds familiar it's because this is her fourth time on the podcast!  In the first part of the episode (3:40-7:40), we have the usual friendly banter, hear a little bit about our guests, and introduce today's conversation!  In the second part of the episode (8:05-33:06), we hear a little bit about the history of Christian monasticism and this idea of the "rule of life" from Anna, and look at a book about liturgies in everyday life, "The Liturgy of the Ordinary," with Meredith. We ask some questions about spiritual disciplines, like what even are they? We focus in on spiritual disciplines as sustaining us through the mundane, strengthening our Faith when we need it most. We talk about the de-spiritualization of Christianity and how the superficiality of some churches causes people to forget about the spiritual disciplines and the lose the wonder of Christianity. We talk about how if living in the spirit was easy, every one would do it; the spiritual disciplines are called disciplines for a reason. We discuss emotions and personal experience and discerning between when it's the Spirit and when it's emotion, moving into the next part of our discussion. In the last part of the episode (33:36-1:00:36), we look at the misconceptions around being receptive to your emotions within the Church and Christianity, and juxtapose that against the example Christ set for us in His time on Earth. We take a look at the Catholic and Anglican Churches and discuss how they engage all of the senses using the spiritual disciplines. We talk about how we are spiritual creatures not trapped in physical bodies, but instead gifted them by God; able to use them to grow our spiritual selves. We need to exercise both the Spirit and the Body with spiritual disciplines. We close out by discussing the personal nuance of the spiritual disciplines. Your walk with God is just that—yours. We share our own experiences with the spiritual disciplines and discuss how what works for one person may not work for another. Lastly, we encourage our listeners to lean into the ways they connect with God and implement disciplines and liturgies into their own lives to exercise their whole self and grow in their spiritual walks. For more information on what we're all about here at The Audibility Podcast, go ahead and check out our website https://audibilitypodcast.com, and to get connected with us, follow us on Instagram, @audibilitypodcast. Resources: "The Liturgy of the Ordinary" by Tish Harrison Warren "You Are What You Love" by James K. A. Smith "The Celebration of Discipline" by Richard Foster "Sacred Pathways" by Gary Thomas "God in My Everything" by Ken Shigematsu

    1h2min
  6. 07/11/2020

    Audibility 3.8: Finding Peace Through Rest

    Join us this week as we sit down with our dear friend, Jacob Currin, to talk about Rest and subsequently, Peace. Jacob is a sophomore Human Development and Family Studies major at Anderson University, SC, and he loves reading, writing in his favorite coffee shops, and intentional conversation. We talk about what Biblical Rest is, what Biblical Peace is, how the two are found, and how they're related.  In the first part of the episode (3:51-15:30), we talk a little about the culture we live in and how society views and often suppresses Rest. We discuss  seeing the illusion of "being not as busy" as Rest and talk about some times we haven't had Rest. We each share some tangible ways we find Rest throughout our days and weeks and what that produces in our Lives.  In the second part of the episode (16:02-32:07), we focus on Biblical Rest—Shabbat. We talk about what Rest actually is and how we can live in it. In the Bible, Shabbat (or Sabbath) is a whole day in which you Rest and live in the promises of God. We take a look at Isaiah 58 and discuss the idea of Resting by doing the things we enjoy for the glory of God. Every day is a Sabbath within the New Covenant, so we need to Rest in Christ every day and we look at how we can do that in our lives actively. We talk about how Rest as a spiritual discipline has been distorted by American thought, and even the American Church, to almost be a bad thing. We look at the biblical chiasm and centrality of Rest in the Genesis account of Creation. In the third part of the episode (32:37-38:05), we take a closer look at the concept of Biblical Peace—Shalom. Biblical Peace, or Shalom, is not a lack of conflict, but rather a fullness of heart and spirit in God. It is a sense of completeness or wholeness. When we have Peace, we are whole in the presence of God and our own works and accomplishments pale in comparison to our satisfaction in Him. Instead of worrying about our circumstances or problems, we are focused on God because we are in intimate Fellowship with Him. Peace flows from God's presence. Colossians 3 says, "set your mind on things that are above, and the God of Peace will give you Peace." The way that we set our eyes on things that are above and focus on our Fellowship with God is through Rest. Jacob brings Romans 5 into the discussion and talks about his experience with the first few verses of that chapter. In the fourth and final part of the episode (38:35-1:07:19) Jacob shares his testimony. He shares his struggle with Depression, Anxiety, finding and defining his Self-Worth, and eventually finding Peace through Rest.  As you go about your week, remember this: We can't get Rest and Peace outside of God. For more information on what we're all about here at The Audibility Podcast, go ahead and check out our website https://audibilitypodcast.com, and to get connected with us, follow us on Instagram, @audibilitypodcast. Resources:  Fight Hustle, End Hurry Podcast: https://fighthustleendhurry.libsyn.com (also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts) "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry" by John Mark Comer: https://www.amazon.com/Ruthless-Elimination-Hurry  Bible Project Sabbath Video: https://bibleproject.com/explore/what-is-the-sabbath/ Bible Project Shalom Video: https://bibleproject.com/videos/shalom-peace/

    1h8min
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We seek to embody the environment of the coffee shop where passionate people engage in community, are united in listening, and in turn, share with society the quality of being heard. Visit our website, https://audibilitypodcast.com, for more information!

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